This is an analysis of the poem The Boys And The Apple-Tree that begins with:
As William and Thomas were walking one day,
They came by a fine orchard's side: ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cXcX dadX Xbdb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 11011001011 11101101 111011011111 11001011 11011011011 11111001 11111010101 11011101 11001011001 10111001 11011010101 1010111011 11001111011 11011111 11111001001 101111001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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